8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast at Cosi Restaurant, 50 Yorktown Plaza, Elkins Park, PA 19027 (Free all-day parking available at Yorktown Plaza.)
8:45 AM Cheltenham Township Tour, led by David Rowland, President, Old York Road Historical Society
- Ride the trolley through Cheltenham’s Historic Neighborhoods and Historic Gems
- Guided Tour of Elstowe Manor
11:45 AM Depart for Germantown
12:00 PM Lunch and Tour at Awbury Arboretum, 1 Awbury Road, Philadelphia
1:15 PM Historic Germantown Tour, led by Nina Coffin, Historic Germantown
- Ride the trolley along Germantown Avenue Historic District
- Guided Tour of Johnson House Historic Site and Germantown Mennonite Meetinghouse
3:30 PM Depart for return trip to Cheltenham Township
4:00 PM Return to Yorktown Plaza Parking Lot
The tour is $25 per person. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 17th. Casual walking attire is recommended.
For questions regarding the event, please contact Karen Cilurso at [email protected] or 215-238-2876
AICP Certification Maintenance Credit: The event has been approved for 5.75 CM credits.
About the Tour Guides
David B. Rowland
David is Chief Financial Officer with Chelten Hills Savings Bank, a small mutual savings bank located in Abington, Pennsylvania. Previously, he has worked for several investment management firms and began his professional career as a management consultant. Apart from his professional career, David serves on the board of various non-profit organizations including the Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia, the Jenkin's Town Lyceum, and the Union Library Company of Hatboro. He is most widely known for his involvement with the Old York Road Historical Society, where he has been president of the board since 1996. Under his leadership the historical society has amassed the largest collection of archival materials related to the communities of eastern Montgomery County, successfully concluded several capital campaigns, relocated its research library and archives to Alverthorpe Manor, and authored six photographic local history books with Arcadia Publishing. David is a 1985 graduate of Bucknell University where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Economics, and History. In 1987, he received a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Center of Government.
Nina Coffin
Nina has worked as a volunteer, guide, and staff member of Historic Germantown since 2014. She holds a Master’s degree in Public History from La Salle University and a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a BA in Anthropology from Smith College. She grew up in Mt. Airy and attended Germantown Friends School. Prior to Historic Germantown, she worked as a school librarian. Other nonprofit interests include Philadelphia parks and library advocacy.